#NotOneMore - Weekly WMM Update - Demand Gun Legislation Change

"We know that gun control works, we know how to establish it. So why do we act as if it's a hypothetical fantasy attainable everywhere but here? Why are we surprised every time an assault rifle capable of firing 15 to 45 rounds a minute kills that many people? There's no ifs, butts, or maybes, we are done with excuses and BS." She went on to say that, "we are not just asking for shooters to stop shooting, we are asking our government to stop giving them the means to do so!" - Eva Goldfarb, (Member; Women's March Minnesota Youth Empower committee)

Thank You Women's March MN Volunteers!!

THANK YOU to the all of the Women’s March Volunteers who attended the first monthly All Volunteer Committee Meeting Day this past Saturday. It was an amazing turnout of talented, enthusiastic, and passionate people of all ages and backgrounds!

NewsHeidi RipplingerFebruary 25, 2018WMM Volunteer Event, All Volunteer Committee

Stop Line 3 - No Permits to Enbridge - #LoveWaterNotOil

"Minnesota utility regulators Thursday rejected a request by the state's Ojibwe bands to require a comprehensive tribal cultural analysis for Enbridge's proposed pipeline across northern Minnesota.

The tribes have asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to include a full state study of tribal historic sites as part of the state's Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge's proposed new Line 3. The controversial pipeline would ferry Canadian oil to Enbridge's terminal in Superior, Wis.

The PUC declined to include such a survey in the environmental review.." -Source

Rally for Sensible Gun Laws - An Update

Thank you to all who attended today’s Rally for Sensible Gun Laws. What a turn out! What a powerful message for #MNLeg about where we stand on gun violence. #GunReformNow #Enough #NeverAgain #KeepUsSafe

What’s next? Contact your MN legislators and make sure they have heard this message and are ready to fight for it at the Capitol.

These are the gun related bills in MN Leg so far this session. Talk to your representatives about them:

Act Now!Heidi RipplingerFebruary 24, 2018MNLeg, GunReformNow, Enough, NeverAgain, KeepUsSafe

Third Thursday Recap: Roe Unrealized

February's Third Thursday Re-Cap

Roe Unrealized: The war on women is worse than we realize. Roe vs Wade is in place, but far too many women cannot get the reproductive healthcare they need and the GOP is making it more difficult. Karen Law, director of Our Justice, discussed how birth control, abortion, race, poverty and access to resources are being talked about at both national and local levels and how they tilt the playing field even more against some women. She talked about upcoming legislation aimed at further restricting access, and what we can do to make a change for equal access to the healthcare women need. “From unnecessary restrictions at reproductive health clinics, teen mom shaming, and legal challenges blocking insurance coverage for birth control, the need to challenge reproductive injustice remains central to gender equity” – Karen Law, Our Justice.

DREAMers Need Immediate Relief - hosted by IndivisibleMN03 and Caile

Wednesday, February 21st - 4:30pm-6:30pm Congressman Erik Paulsen District Office

4:30 demonstration starts. Bring your hand-lettered signs related to the DREAMER theme.
5:30 Switch to Light brigade message PASS THE DREAM ACT. (Sun sets around 5:50pm). Light brigade will remain until 6:15.

Last week the US Senate failed to find a legal pathway to citizenship for 800,000 #DACA recipients (7,000 in MN). With 2 different federal courts blocking the WH’s ending of DACA on March 5th, some seem to think the pressure to find a solution is off. We need to keep the pressure on! These young people need a #DreamActNow #HereToStay

Call your US Congress person and tell them to get on with it! They’re on recess this week, so it’s a good time to catch them. Call their office, email them, tweet them. For more info on what to say: Town Hall Questions

Send a clear message to Rep. Paulsen on this issue TONIGHT by joining Indivisible MN03 and Caile as they Stand Up for Young Immigrants.

For updates on the situation

Senate Fails to Act on DACA
Is the March 5 DACA Deadline Meaningful?

Find your US Representative or Senator
Donate to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota's fund to help Dreamers pay for their hefty DACA renewal fees

National School Walk Out - #GunReformNow #Enough

Wednesday, March 14 at 10 AM - 10:15 AM

Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the worry of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school.

Parents have the right to send their kids to school in the mornings and see them home alive at the end of the day.

We are not safe at school. We are not safe in our cities and towns. Congress must take meaningful action to keep us safe and pass federal gun reform legislation that address the public health crisis of gun violence. We want Congress to pay attention and take note: many of us will vote this November and many others will join in 2020.

Join us in saying #ENOUGH!

Line 3 Pipeline - Pack the Room! - Study Needed

Thursday; Feb 22, 8:30a-11:30 - State of Minnesota Public Utilities Commission.

PACK THE ROOM!

On February 22, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission will consider whether to require a full tribal resources survey before deciding to approve or deny the Line 3 pipeline. Line 3 is a project by the Canadian pipeline company Enbridge to build a huge tar sands pipeline across northern Minnesota, the Mississippi River, and tribal treaty land. A project of this scale absolutely needs a full survey of tribal impacts.

Let's fill up the hearing room, support the tribes and environmental groups and others opposing the pipeline, and show the PUC that we're here and we care and we're not going anywhere.

International Women's Day Rally - State Capitol

Thursday; March 8, 8:00-Noon - International Women's Day Rally at the State Capitol

ERA MN & Women's March MN are joining together for our International Women's Day rally at the capitol!

Act Now!Heidi RipplingerFebruary 14, 2018St. Paul State CapitolERA, WMM, State Capitol, International Women's Day

Pro-Choice Lobby Day at the Capitol

Pro-Choice Lobby Day is back and we need you to join us on Thursday, March 1, 2018 to stand up for reproductive rights in Minnesota and push back against any and all anti-choice attacks on the basic human right to control ones reproductive health!

With the Minnesota Legislature's completely anti-choice majority in both Houses we cannot sit back and hope for the best. We need Minnesota's Pro-Choice majority to join is at the Capitol to make our voices heard!

Registration Required

Support A Clean Dream Act!

Shame on Congress for failing to include a solution for #Dreamers in the latest funding bill. Call your US House of Representatives and US Senate reps and tell them to pass a #CleanDreamAct now!

Discussions are set to start next week because they have until Mar 5th to find a legal pathway to citizenship for 800,000 undocumented immigrants brought into this country illegally as children (7,000 in MN alone). Let’s hold them to it!

2018 Women's Leadership Conference: Muslim Women Strong

March 3, 7:30-4:30 RISE 2018 Women's Leadership Conference: Muslim Women Strong

Keynote: Ibtijah Muhammad, Bronze Medalist American Olympian Sabre Fencer. Entertainment by Pearls of Islam, from London, UK. Tickets on sale today. Early bird special of $50.00/person until Jan. 30, 2018. After Feb 1, tickets will be $75.00.

ALL-Volunteer Meeting for WMM

Women’s March Minnesota is preparing for a busy and important year in the fight for equity, equality and justice. We will begin by building committees, identifying leadership and finding a place for all those who are committed to moving from a March to a Movement to get involved.

Join us at 9:30 a.m. for a Women's March Minnesota introduction, and at 10 all committees will meet. We plan to host these meetings monthly, and future meetings will have speakers on different topics as well. We hope you will join in our efforts.

RSVP Requested

NewsHeidi RipplingerFebruary 9, 2018WMM Volunteer Event, WMM, volunteer

Eliminate the Statute of Limitations for Reporting Sexual Violence

Feb 22, 8:00-9:00am Press Conference for Eliminating the Statute of Limitations for Reporting Incidents of Sexual Violence

Join us and Rep. Ilhan Omar as we introduce a bill to eliminate the statute of limitations for reporting incidents of sexual violence. The press conference will include a statement from Rep. Ilhan Omar and members of both Break the Silence MN and Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment. We stand with survivors, and we need our legislators to stand with them, too.

4th Annual Women's Memorial March - MMIW

Feb 14, 9:00am 4th Annual Women's Memorial March: Protect Our Life Givers

We know that issues of environmental justice and justice for indigenous peoples are not separate, but deeply interconnected. Be a part of the movement calling for awareness for MMIW. #WaterIsLife #ProtectOurLifeGivers #ProtectOurSacredWaters #MMIW

Join the MMIW March - All in Solidarity of MMIW. We'll be alongside many communities across Turtle Island to honor missing and murdered indigenous women.

SHOW UP with WMM! February & March Full List of Events:

There are a lot of important engagements coming up in the next two months. Show up with Women's March Minnesota for our February and March events and show your support for women's rights.

Stand Against Permitless Carry - Welcome Back to the Capitol Lobby Day

Did You Know?

11: American women are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a firearm than women in any other developed nation.

16: A woman in the U.S. is fatally shot by her current or former intimate partner every 16 hours.

80: 80 percent of people killed by firearms annually in the U.S. by intimate partners are women.

53: The percentage of intimate partner murders that involve a fatal gunshot.

1 in 3: The number of women living in domestic violence shelters in California who were threatened or harmed with a firearm by their domestic partners.

Help us send the message - loud and clear - that we stand against 'Stand Your Ground' and won't permit permitless carry

Stand Against Permitless Carry - Welcome Back to the Capitol Lobby Day

Did You Know?

11: American women are 11 times more likely to be murdered with a firearm than women in any other developed nation.

16: A woman in the U.S. is fatally shot by her current or former intimate partner every 16 hours.

80: 80 percent of people killed by firearms annually in the U.S. by intimate partners are women.

53: The percentage of intimate partner murders that involve a fatal gunshot.

1 in 3: The number of women living in domestic violence shelters in California who were threatened or harmed with a firearm by their domestic partners.

Help us send the message - loud and clear - that we stand against 'Stand Your Ground' and won't permit permitless carry.

Tonight We Caucus!

Please consider this your personal invitation to caucus tonight and request to become a delegate. Yes, even if you live in progressive district, it’s important to head out tonight. You have to caucus tonight if you want to caucus for the gubernatorial candidates at the State Convention (in June).

Worried because you’ve never done it before? You’re not alone! There will be many first timers tonight.

NewsHeidi RipplingerFebruary 6, 2018caucus night, caucusing, caucus, minnesota caucus, Hear Our Voice, power to the polls

Get Out and Caucus! Tuesday, Feb 6 - 7:00pm

TUESDAY, FEB 6 - 7:00PM

There’s a lot at stake for Minnesota this election year and it starts with precinct caucuses. Make sure they #HearYourVoice regarding who gets elected to represent you! Please arrange to go with your neighbors tomorrow night and share this post to help folks plan for caucusing.

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February's Third Thursday Re-Cap

Students and staff have the right to teach and learn in an environment free from the worry of being gunned down in their classrooms or on their way home from school.

Parents have the right to send their kids to school in the mornings and see them home alive at the end of the day.

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